S1 Syllabus 2020-2021

MOHAMEDKHEIDER
University of Biskra
3rd Year Linguistics Syllabus

English Section, Faculty of Letters and Foreign Languages
Dr. HOADJLI Ahmed Chaouki Winter 2020

MOHAMEDKHEIDER
University of Biskra
Department of Foreign Languages

Section of English, Third Year Syllabus
Winter 2020
Instructor
Instructor: Dr. Ahmed Chaouki,HOADJLI.
Rank: Lecturer.
Office: Room 21: Faculty of Letters and Foreign Languages.
Office Hours: Monday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Lecture Class
(credit hours 2 hrs.)
Course Title: Linguistics

Level: 3rd Year
Time: Section 1 | Tues, 9:10-10:10 a.m. (60 mins)
Section 2 | Wed, 8:00-9:00 a.m. (60 mins)
Location: Amphitheatre B
Page1|6
Course Description
This course introduces major sub-fields in macro-linguistics. These are sociolinguistics and
psycholinguistics. It identifies and defines concepts related to these disciplines. Additionally, it
traces the emergence of each one of these sub-fields of linguistics, displays their objectives, and
elucidates the methods adopted by them. To make the course practical, implications and
consequences of the theories inherent to these domains will be discussed. The ultimate objective
of this course is to enable students acquire competence in linguistics that goes beyond the
theoretical description of language and its relevant internal components.
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to:
▪ Highlight major sub-fields of macro-linguistics (Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics)
▪ Identify and define these sub-fields of linguistics.
▪ Examine the scope and focus of each one of these sub-fields.
▪ Trace back the emergence of these sub-fields in the science of linguistics.
▪ Introduce the major concerns of these sub-fields.
▪ Discuss fundamental theories in the area of these sub-fields.
▪ Explore specific issues in these sub-fields that might have practical implications and
consequences.
Course Structure
The structure of the course is based on the cumulative approach. It is to introduce, step by step,
the contents of the academic subject of linguistics. In sum, there are four themes. Their particularity
is that they are independent from one another. Each theme contains sections that discuss the
relevant core idea of the tackled subject. These sections are regularly interspersed with questions
for the students to consolidate and assess their understanding of the subject presented.
Page2|6
Course Contents (Semester 1)
THEME ONE: Linguistics in the Twentieth Century
1. The Birth of Modern Linguistics
2. Traditional Grammar Vs. Modern Linguistics
3. Chronological Development of Linguistic Theories
3.1 Structural Linguistics
3.2 Transformational Generative Grammar
3.4 The Birth of Sociolinguistics
THEME TWO: Sociolinguistics

1. Definition(s)
2. Scope of Sociolinguistics
3. Focus of Sociolinguistics
4. Objectives of Sociolinguistics
5. Methods of Sociolinguistics
6. Main Areas Concerned by Sociolinguistics
THEME THREE: Language Variation

1. Dialect
2. Idiolect
3. Sociolect
4. Register / Style
5. Isogloss
6. Jargon
7. Slang
THEME FOUR: Language Change and Contact

1. Diglossia
2. Borrowing
3. Language Shift
4. Language Death and Loss
5. Language Revival
THEME Five: Language and Social Interaction

1. Speech Functions
2. Solidarity and Power
3. Forms of Address
4. Language and Social Inequality
5. Sexism in Language
Recommended references:
1. The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics (2011), by RajendMesthiries.
2. The Psycholinguistics of Language (2nd Edition), by Trevor .A.Harley.
3. The Handbook of Applied Linguistics (2011), by Alan Davies and Catherine Elder.
4. Language Teaching (2009), by Michael Toolan.
Page3|6
About the Lecturer:
Ahmed Chaouki HOADJLI holds a PHD in Applied Linguistics. His research interests are: ELT,
Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Language Evaluation and Assessment.
E-mail [email protected]
Course Continuity
In case of absence, and/or travel of the instructor, it will be announced to students the day(s) and
lecture (s) in question. In such an event, we are prepared to assign students a "Plan B", where
lectures will be compensated, and their dates will be announced.
Ground Rules and Policies

1. Attendance: This course deals with some difficult issues, so attendance is essential for good
performance. Students will be allowed a maximum of 10 minutes to present, any longer delay
will result a ban from the lecture. Besides, no more than three absences are allowed. After
the third absence, we will deduct grades for each additional absence. You need to contact the
instructor in advance if you are going to miss a class. All tests must be taken during their
scheduled time unless you have made prior arrangements.
2. Discipline Policy: All students are expected to follow the general academic and moral
behaviour that reflects the higher level of respect and cooperation between students and the
lecturer. In the event these expectations are not followed; the consequences will keep to the
department’s discipline procedures.
3. Students with Disabilities: Please notify the instructor of any modification/adaptation you
may require to accommodate a disability-related need. You will be requested to provide
documentation to the Head of Foreign Languages Department in order that the most
appropriate accommodations can be determined.
4. Policy on Academic Dishonesty: We define academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism,

unauthorized collaboration, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to avoid
participating honestly in the learning process. Academic dishonesty also includes, but is not
Page4|6
limited to, providing false or misleading information to receive a postponement or an
extension on a test, a writing, or other assignment. By accepting this syllabus, you have agreed
to these guidelines and must adhere to them. Academic dishonesty damages both the student's
learning experience and readiness for the future demands of a work career. Students who
violate these rules are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in
the course and/or dismissal from the University.
5. Electronic Devices Usage Policy: All electronic devices, including but not limited to iPads,
computers, cell phones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and other texting devices, must be
completely turned off during the lectures. Upon request, you must comply and hand over your
device, turned off, to the instructor, or put it inside your backpack.
6. In-exam Rules: Any use of external assistance during an examination shall be considered
cheating. The following are considered unacceptable examination behaviors: communication
with fellow students during an examination, copying materials from another student’s exam,
allowing another student to copy from an exam, the use of electronic devices to communicate
to others during the exam, possession or use of unauthorized notes, electronic or other
dictionaries during exams. Students cannot achieve grades that they have not legitimately
earned. Part of our mission is to remind students of the value systems that will regulate their
academic lives, and breaching ethical standards cannot be condoned.
7. Plagiarism Policy: We seek to maintain an optimal learning environment. While students are
encouraged to ask others to help them with their assignments, general principles of academic
honesty must be respected. This includes the concept of respect for the intellectual property
of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted unless otherwise allowed by
the instructor, and the obligations both to protect one’s own academic work from misuse by
others as well as to avoid using another’s work as one’s own. All students are expected to
understand and abide by these principles, and any work turned in that is not their own, this
includes, but is not limited to: a peer’s work, work copied from the internet without reference,
aiding someone else in plagiarism and using any materials not authorized by the instructor,
will result in a zero, with no option for revision, and a referral to disciplinary actions by the
instructor.
Page5|6
Copyright notice
No student may record any lecture, class discussion or meeting with the instructor without his
prior express written permission. The word “record” or the act of recording includes, but is not
limited to, any and all means by which sound or visual images can be stored, duplicated or
retransmitted whether by an electro-mechanical, analog, digital, wire, electronic or other device or
any other means of signal encoding. I reserve all rights, including copyright, to my lectures,
course syllabi and related materials, including summaries, PowerPoints™, prior exams, answer
keys, and all supplementary course materials available to the students enrolled in my class whether
posted on Blackboard or otherwise. They may not be reproduced, distributed, copied, or
disseminated in any media or in any form, including but not limited to all course note-sharing
websites. Exceptions are made for students who have made prior arrangements with me.
Page6|6

S1 Syllabus 2020-2021

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

S1 Syllabus 2020-2021

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

S1 Syllabus 2020-2021

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

MOHAMEDKHEIDER

3rd Year Linguistics Syllabus

Dr. HOADJLI Ahmed Chaouki Winter 2020

Department of Foreign Languages

Course Title: Linguistics

THEME TWO: Sociolinguistics

THEME THREE: Language Variation

THEME FOUR: Language Change and Contact

THEME Five: Language and Social Interaction

Ground Rules and Policies

4. Policy on Academic Dishonesty: We define academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism,

You might also like